Two Chairs No Waiting Andy Griffith Show Fan Podcast

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:29:32 This time we visit the fourth episode filmed of  The Andy Griffith Show  and dig into the "odd facts known by few" related to " Runaway Kid ." Plot Summary of Runaway Kid: Andy finds himself in a dilemma after teaching Opie a lesson about the importance of always keeping your word. Opie has made a sacred trust not to divulge that his new friend, George "...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:36:11 I've had several folks send me things related to previous episodes and I feel like it's time to catch up with them. Mayberry folks are some of the best people you'll ever meet and we have several "trained noticers" in the audience that we'll hear from. We get some answers related to some "Who Said It" questions Jan and I asked in the last episode. Severa...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:41:57 This episode we dive into the second episode of  The Andy Griffith Show , " The Guitar Player. " The original Air Date: 1960/10/17. The writers are Jack Elinson and Charles Stewart. It was directed by Don Weis. We meet the character Jim Lindsey for the first of two times. Jim, of course, is played by the wonderful James Best. Mr. Best appeared often at M...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:44:30 This episode we'll be digging into the second episode of  The Andy Griffith Show , " The Manhunt ." The original Air Date: 1960/10/10. The writers are  Jack Elinson  and  Charles Stewart . It was directed by  Don Weis . We see Otis for the fist time and we here the phrase from Barney that, I believe, Mayberry fans may quote more than any other, "It's Big...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:34:50 I'm going to try and do something different for a while. I've started to do this before but always faded off on it and didn't follow through. We're going to try and talk about one episode of The Andy Griffith Show most every week followed by some trivia and then talk about some cast birthdays. That's the plan but, we'll see how well the plan survives the...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:31:37 For Christmas, some folks get new electronic toys (phones, tablets, etc) that can be used for listening to podcasts or watching videos. Over the years Two Chairs No Waiting has had episodes to reflect on the past year and look to see which episodes have been downloaded or viewed most during the previous year. This list is a good way for new folks to see...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:36:41 It is still Christmas time here in Mayberry and it's certainly a busy time for us here at  TCNW  HQ. As such, we're going to have a "replay" episode this week where we revisit an episode called " A Condition of the Heart " originally published on March 8, 2022. I hope you enjoy it and it helps bring us that wonderful Christmas spirit throughout the week....

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:45:28 It's Christmas time in Mayberry and time for our annual Christmas episode. The Andy Griffith Show had only one episode centered around Christmas. Fans have watched that episode time and again as Ben Weaver tries to get himself arrested so he can spend Christmas in jail with the Taylor's, the Muggins', and Miss Ellie. It's touched our heart every time. Ea...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:31:26 This episode we'll listen to, and I recommend watch, a skit performed during Col. Tim's Talent Time at the 2023 edition of Mayberry Days. Mayberry Days is held in Mt. Airy, NC (Andy's hometown) the last full weekend of September each year and Col. Tim's is the wrap-up of the main portion of Mayberry Days. Col. Tim's is something you almost need to experi...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:25:55 I found, or somebody sent it to me, a 1990 article from the Jackson Sun newspaper (Jackson, Tenn.) that covered Frances Bavier. It went into a bit of what she was like in real life versus what we all think of her as from TV. She wasn't "Aunt Bee" and the story goes in to ways she differed from the character in her daily life. We'll go over the article an...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:37:57 We've got lots of current Mayberry News from the November edition of the Weaver's Newsletter. A long list of events you need to consider attending and putting on your calendar for 2023 is followed by News of Cast & Crew and Chapter News. I hope you enjoy hearing about all the things happening in and around Mayberry. There is so much fun to be had for fan...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:35:30 I'm so thankful for the folks that created and and made Mayberry a  real  place in our hearts. The things they thought of made the town and the people who live there seem like people who could have lived in the small town I grew up with. They seemed so real, like they could have been sitting next to me in the church pew or at a ballgame at the local high...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:32:45 This episode we'll play Round 2 of the Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2023 as well as the Final Mayberry question. There are ten questions in Round 2 with each being worth 200 points. Incorrect answers are worth negative 200 points. Keep up with your score and add/subtract it from your Round 1 score to see what you have to wager in the Final Mayberry...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:33:06 This episode we'll play Round 1 of the Mayberry Days Trivia Championship 2023. Ten questions with each being worth 100 points. Incorrect answers are worth negative 100 points. Keep up with your score and remember to remove 100 points for any missed answers….don't guess. Next week we'll play Round 2 (worth 200 points each) is also ten questions. Incorrect...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:43:51 It's the Halloween time and it is a tradition here on Two Chairs No Waiting to tell a spooky story or two around the campfire. This year we have a special guest storyteller. James Dodson has been coming to Mayberry events for a few years now as "Andy" and I thought it would be fitting to have him tell a story that I know you'll all enjoy. In the search f...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:34:35 Mayberry Days is always a great time for those that attend and the 34th annual Mayberry Days in Mt. Airy, NC was not exception. A highlight of every Mayberry Days is the Trivia contest. This episode we step through the Qualifying Round questions and answers of the 2023 World Championship of Mayberry Trivia. The qualifying round is played to earn a spot i...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:38:14 The season is upon us when folks begin to decorate for the harvest time. You'll be happy to know you can spread the Mayberry 'spirit' during this time of year with your very own Mayberry themed jack-o-lantern. Choose between Barn, Goober, Opie and Floyd as your pumpkin, or just do one of each! This information is right out of the free Weaver's Newsletter...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:34:16 Happy 15th birthday to  Two Chairs No Waiting . On October 11, 2008 the  Two Chairs No Waiting Podcast  had it's very first episode published to the world. Back in those days, most people didn't have high-speed internet so I did my best to keep episode length short and therefore the file size small. That first episode was only 12 minutes 11 seconds long...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:42:12 Reports about Mayberry Days 2023 from fellow fans and attendees of the event. We have a video report, six voicemail reports and several written reports. I know you're going to enjoy hearing from these kind folks that took the time to send in their thoughts on Mayberry Days. This episode releases on the  63rd Anniversary  of the premier of  The Andy Griff...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:30:15 I was reading the posts about the  2023 Mayberry Days  event that just wrapped up this past weekend and came across an essay written by Mayberry fan Rebecca Spears. Rebecca is in the  Two Chairs No Waiting  chat room most Monday nights as "Lydia" so I was quick to ask her if I could share her words with you all. She did a great job answering the question...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:30:22 I have folks ask me all the time how much time the tribute artists spend rehearsing the skits/shows we put on at events like  Mayberry Days . I thought I'd take an episode to talk about that topic and let you all know that, well, we don't get to rehearse at all. What you see is the tribute artists just stepping up and improving our way through scenes fro...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:34:04 We had some feedback last week that I didn't cover and one in particular influenced this entire episode. The first bit of feedback, I think I did cover last week but we like re-runs around here so….I'll do it again. The second bit of feedback is from an anonymous caller talking about Otis Campbell Day in Nashville, TN. We'll hear from him and I'll clear...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:37:43 I have received a good bit of feedback from listeners/viewers of Two Chairs over the last few months. To be honest, it's a bit more work for me to put together "feedback" episodes so I haven't been able to do get an episode together until now. We have some really good thoughts and ideas from you this episode so I know you'll enjoy hearing from them. I ce...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:38:16 It's been a long time since I did a show about the top episodes of  The Andy Griffith Show  so I thought to celebrate the 750th podcast we'd have some fun with the top 10 episodes. This list of top 10 comes from  The Andy Griffith Show  Rerun Watchers Club  web site poll that's been going on for years. There have been 19,281 votes cast one vote at a time...

Host:  Allan Newsome Running time:  0:35:07 I'm always looking for things we may never have seen related to our friends in Mayberry. That being stories, photos, articles, or just about anything touching on either the characters on  The Andy Griffith Show  or the actors who played them. I recently ran across an article from the Los Angeles Times from January 12, 1960 titled " Howard McNear as Actin...